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"Founded by Benjamin Perrot and Florence Bolton, La Rêveuse is an ensemble of solo musicians which aims to bring back to life selected works of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, that effervescent age so rich in artistic experiments and inventions of all kinds. By favouring an approach founded on eloquence, mastery of colour and a rich continuo sound the musicians of La Rêveuse wish to convey to audiences the rhetorical, spiritual and poetic substance of these repertories.
La Rêveuse has attracted favourable attention with its concerts in France (notably at Les Concerts Parisiens, La Folle Journée de Nantes, Fontevraud Abbey, Pontoise, the Radio-France Montpellier Festival, and Lanvellec), and also appears abroad, at such events as the Cambridge Summer Festival, the Organizatie Oude Muziek season in the Netherlands, La Folle Journée in Japan, the French Cultural Centre in Cairo, and in Switzerland, the USA,
and Canada. ..."

“As a recorder player being principally autodidact, Antonio Politano took Salvatore Sciarrino and Heinz Hollinger as his musical models - the former in the innovative concept of the form, the time and the sound in music, the latter as a performer of the wind instruments, and also as an integrated musician which means a performer and a composer at the same time. Since he left the school at the age of 14 and didn't get any institutional diplomas, he took some private recorder lessons with Amico Dolci, Conrad Steinmann and Kees Boeke.

From the very beginning, he has been attracted to the new music, which naturally led him to experiment on the instrument to discover many new sounds of the recorder. Meanwhile, he has always continued to play and study the early music through reading various treatises applying them thoroughly in the most practical way in performing.

His approach to the early music as a performer whose first aim is to convey the expression in music has rendered him the most essential realization in his playing -the sound of the instrument as a human voice. No matter what music he plays - either early music or contemporary music, his reference to the human voice made him develop unique technique and phrasing. The technique never separate from music, the sound being realized only after the musical intention.“

"Vox Sæculorum is an organisation devoted to the custodianship of the Baroque Revival in contemporary art music.

Taking inspiration from the Accademia dell'Arcadia, a 17th century Italian scholarly society that counted Arcangelo Corelli, Alessandro Scarlatti, and Georg Friedrich Händel as some of its more notable members, Vox Sæculorum offers composers of the contemporary Baroque Revival a forum to showcase their work and offer criticism to other like-minded artists. It is intended as a guild to maintain the integrity of a unique, living tradition ensuring its development and sustenance.

Vox Sæculorum is a natural outgrowth of an informal association between founding members Mark Moya, Giorgio Pacchioni, Michael Starke, and Roman Turovsky dating back to the early 1990s. As leading composers of the contemporary Baroque Revival, these four often shared musical knowledge, engaged in collaborative efforts, and offered constructive criticism of each other's work.

Unlike similar organisations that have been formed in the past, there is no ideological or philosophical slant to our activities. Our members share a common passion for writing music according to the æsthetic precepts of the Baroque era. As an organisational entity, Vox Sæculorum maintains its neutrality in the ongoing conflicts between the various currents of contemporary Western art music and does not assert the superiority of one type of music over another. There is plenty of room in the air for musical variety and it is hoped that, through the establishment of this society, the Baroque Revival takes its rightful place as a legitimate artistic movement. "

"Philippe Grisvard was born in Nancy in 1980. There he studied piano and oboe before entering the harpsichord class of Anne-Catherine Bücher. In 1999 he got into the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, where he studied harpsichord and basso continuo with Jesper Christensen, and pianoforte with Edoardo Torbianelli. From 2002 he's called to join La Cetra (Barockorchester Basel) where he has played under the direction of René Jacobs, Jordi Savall, and participated as continuist and répétiteur to Monteverdi's L'Incoronazione di Poppea and Rameau's Les Paladins with Konrad Junghänel. After getting his diploma in 2003, he becomes the regular harpsichordist of the ensemble Harmonie Universelle, leaded by Florian Deuter; with this group he plays as continuist and soliste threw Europe and US and made two recordings for eloquentia - Telemann and Fasch quartets and quintets (EL 0502) and Pachelbel's works for strings (EL 0606). Now Philippe lives in Paris and plays regulary with Vincent Dumestre's Le Poème Harmonique, with whom he participated since 2006, among other projects, to Molière and Lully's "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme", staged by Benjamin Lazar, and plays with Le Concert d'Astrée (Emmanuelle Haim) and The Chamber Orchestra of Europe. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

"I've worked with Kevin Fryer since 1999, and together with the client we enjoy creating an overall visual scheme designed to compliment, but not compete with the instrument itself. I've applied the same sensitivity to the integrity of tonal and visual qualities in a number of highly successful collaborations with other instrument makers. " ...

“Hello, welcome to the Hurdy-gurdy Forum. We are an online group for hurdy-gurdy players and enthusiasts. Hopefully you will make some great gurdy friends here, chat about tunes, events, workshops and strings and fluff. Swap information and stories and so on, and learn more about the best instrument ever!“

* Established in 1977 to promote performance of music written before 1800
* Performs with historic instruments and/or copies and voices
* Uses performance styles of the period in which the music was written
* Has presented a concert series in Charlotte since 1978. "
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This is a forum for serious fortepianists, professional and amateur, as well as builders and restorers of fortepianos. Other topics could include performance practice,interpretation and technique, tuning, care and maintenance of historical pianos, recordings on historical pianos. Courtesy and respect toward all participants is encouraged. ...

"Born in the summer of 2004, thanks to the historical dance courses organised by Alia Music and conducted by Lucio Paul Texts, Alt (r) Dança is a group of ancient dance that seeks the reconstruction of original music and choreography taken by first treated the "masters of dance" (Dominic from Piacenza, William Jew, Antonio Cornazano, Fabrizio Caroso, Cesare Negri, etc.)

Since its inception the group has participated in dinners, events and exhibitions of medieval and Renaissance music, and now works steadily with Alia Music, occupying an important role in the Review devoted to "Music in the places of ancient Via Francigena." (Google translation) Visit website for more information. (ed.)

" La Belle Danse Baroque Dance Company was founded in 1996 under the artistic direction of choreographer and dancer Daniel Gariépy. The company is devoted to bringing to life the beauty of baroque dance.

Using original 18th century sources as our starting point, we also create unique, innovative works that honour the spirit and traditions of the past while building bridges to new audiences today. Our performances have been hailed by the critics as: "stylistically flawless and lovely to behold."

"The eight dancers of La Belle Danse were perfectly in tune with the period style, and enhanced and illustrated the emotions of the music."

Combining the ethos of baroque dance with our own contemporary creativity, we seek to foster an understanding and appreciation of this unique art form. We strive to create and perform works that are accessible, enlightening and inspiring. "

"A discussion list for those interested in historical (pre-Boehm) flutes: renaissance, baroque, classical or romantic. Postings must be related to the history, performance, or making of historical flutes. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

"Marieke Spaans (b. 1972) strives for the maximum in musical expression and dialogue, combined with a thorough knowledge of early music practice. The result is a sparkling performance, full of spontaneity and deep emotions, driven by a boundless passion for the music of the 17th and 18th century.

Last student of Gustav Leonhardt, in 1997 she received her Concert and Teaching diplomas, after five years of study with this grand master of the harpsichord. Coming from this school of harpsichord playing, the keys to her performances are a refined and dynamic touch, historical awareness and respect for the composer and his intensions. Besides her harpsichord studies she studied organ and church music with Hans van Nieuwkoop and Wolfgang Zerer. She attended many master-classes, and received important impulses from musicians such as Lars-Ulrik Mortensen and Jesper Christensen. Currently she is also concentrating on fortepiano.

She was prizewinner at several renowned competitions, in 1997 at the harpsichord competition of NDR Hamburg, in 2000 at the Musica Antiqua Competition of the Flanders Festival in Bruges and at the Competition “Premio Bonporti” in Rovereto.

Marieke Spaans performs in Europe as soloist and as partner of the outstanding violinists John Holloway and Anton Steck. Her recording of W.A.Mozart's opus 1 together with Anton Steck received many rewards of the press (f.ex. "an absolute discografical highlight!" – www.klassik.com)

Marieke Spaans is Professor for Historical Keyboard Instruments at the Institute for Early Music of the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Trossingen (Germany). Before her appointment in Germany she taught at the Conservatories of Amsterdam (1994-2000) and Rotterdam (1997-2000). She teaches regularly at courses all over Europe."

Aged eight toseventeen, the 210boys in the choircome fromdifferent cultural backgroundsbutshare a common passionfor singing, where, through the mastery of the repertoire, they discoverthe great polyphonic worksfrom all periodsand from all countries.Their repertoire rangesfrom Gregorian chant tocontemporary choral works.” (Transl. Marc Paré, ed.)

“CANTICUM NOVUM was formed in 1984, in Bogota City, Colombia, by Psychologist and Professor Dr. Ramiro Alvarez Cuadros. For many years the choir was conducted by Master Luis Torres Zuleta.

Professionals of the most diverse disciplines make up the choir, united by a passion for Gregorian Chant and the desire to study it seriously and to make it known.

The chorus name was taken from the first words of Psalm 97 that begins: CANTATE DOMINO CANTICUM NOVUM. The subtitle "Schola Cantorum Bogotensis" refers to Bogota City, where it was founded and currently functions.

The chorus interprets this Gregorian chant, named for Pope Saint Gregory the Great, using the notation of the 11th century that consists of neumes or groups of notes arranged on staves of four lines. It recognizes the rhythmic technique of the Abbey of Saint Peter of Solesmes, the institution to which Pope Saint Pius X entrusted the restoration of chant for the liturgy (1903). …

With this in mind, Canticum Novum has presented instructional concerts at universities and has participated in choral music festivals. It is within the Liturgy of the Church, however, (in Masses, in Requiems, at an Ordination, for a wedding anniversary, etc.), that the Spirit inspires the singers to give their best. Without doubt, Gregorian Chant was written for use in the Liturgy of the Church.”

“Washington's Camerata, established in 2009, is a period instrument ensemble dedicated to the music of the 17th and 18th centuries. Founding flutists Kelly Kazik and Sarah McIver achieve innovative programming through the ensemble's unique instrumentation to bring charming and rarely heard music back to life. …”

"Ian Watchorn began his professional career as a maker & repairer of instruments in Sydney, Australia in 1976, moving to Canberra in 1979.

1982 received grants from Australia Council and NSW Premiers Department to study musical instrument conservation at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg, Germany under Friedemann Hellwig and John Henry van der Meer.

1984 accepted the post of conservator at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, and was later acting senior conservator there before returning to Australia in 1987.

1987 - 1990 worked on the conservation and collection development for the musical instrument collection at the Power House Museum, Sydney, and later as curator of the same collection.

“Friends of Square Pianos is a sort of on-line club for owners, potential owners, and friends of - Square Pianos!

We are also happy to welcome owners of very old grand pianos – say before about 1840 – as they do not seem to have a website of their own.

Our aim is to encourage ownership and enjoyment of these historic instruments, and to help owners to keep them in playing condition. There is a special pleasure in playing (and hearing) music played on the instruments for which it was composed. ..“

“The Washington Recorder Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to recorder playing. WRS is a chapter of the American Recorder Society. Currently the WRS has about 46 members.

WRS meets twice a month for ensemble playing, instruction, and guest recorder concerts at the Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church, 9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814-4099, from 8:00-10:00 pm. Sheet music is supplied to participants at each meeting. These meetings are usually on the first and third Mondays from September through May. …”

"The mission of the Gotham Early Music Scene (GEMS)is to promote and enrich public understanding and appreciation of early music in New York City.

GEMS will achieve its mission by

♦ providing administrative, marketing, and financial services to professional and amateur early music organizations based in the City;
♦ increasing the public's awareness of and access to early music events;
♦ producing concerts, seminars, lectures, master classes, exhibitions, and scholarly forums by New York City based individuals and organizations;
♦ acting as a liaison among performers, presenters, instrument builders, scholars, teachers, the general music industry, and educational institutions interested in early music; and
♦ disseminating information concerning the publication, performance and recording of early music."

“The Maryland Cantabile is a community chorus dedicated to exploring music from the early to contemporary period. Our current focus is early music and we welcome the opportunity to collaborate with other music groups.”

“Innovative, historically-informed and multi-cultural, HESPERUS’ collaborative artists perform a variety of programs designed to bring musical history alive including silent movie soundtracks of early and traditional music, musical portraits of a single culture through time, fusions of European early music with American traditional styles, and single-genre early music programs from medieval to Spanish and British Colonial music. Whatever the genre, HESPERUS performs with creative energy, technical assurance and a sense of fun.“

“Peter Kooij started his musical career at 6-years-old as a choir boy and sang many solo soprano-parts in concerts and recordings. He started his musical studies however as a violin student. This was followed by singing tuition from Max van Egmond at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam, which led to the award of the diploma for solo performance.

He has been an active soloist in many concerts all over the world in the most important concert-halls like Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Musikverein Wien, Carnegie Hall New York, Royal Albert Hall London, Teatro Colon Buenos Aires, Berliner and Kölner Philharmonie, Palais Garnier Paris, Suntory and Casals Hall Tokyo, where he performed with famous conductors like Philippe Herreweghe, Ton Koopman, Frans Brüggen, Gustav Leonhardt, René Jacobs, Sigiswald Kuijken, Roger Norrington and Iwan Fisher.

His wide repertoire contains all kind of music from Schütz to Weill and he has made over 130 CDs for Philips, Sony and Virgin Classics, Harmonia Mundi, Erato, EMI and BIS. He was invited by BIS to record the complete Bach cantatas, passions and masses with the Bach Collegium Japan under the direction of Masaaki Suzuki.

Peter Kooij is the artistic director of the "Ensemble Vocal Européen". From 1991 to 2000 professor at the Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam. From 1995 to 1998 Lehrauftrag at the Musikhochschule in Hannover. Since 2000 Professor at the Tokyo University of fine Arts and Music. From September 2005 professor at the Royal Conservorium in Den Haag. He was invited to give master classes in Germany, France, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Finnland and Japan. “

“The Maryland Early Brass Consort is dedicated to the performance of early brass music of the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras on instruments of the period, such as natural trumpets and horns, cornettos, sackbuts, and baroque tympani, as well as early versions of valved brass instruments. MEBC plays as an ensemble and joins with other musical groups to form larger ensembles. MEBC also presents educational programs for elementary, high school, and university classes, in which students are encouraged to try out our collection of instruments.“

"Hannelore Devaere studied historical harp at the Akademie für alte Musik, Bremen, with Andrew Lawrence-King. Her main focus is on music of Spain and Italy from the Renaissance and Baroque periods . As a soloist she can be heard in many recordings and is often featured on national radio. As a continuo player, she records regularly with many national and international ensembles, including Zefiro Torna, Romanesque, Elyma and Al Ayre Espanol. Hannelore is also a musicologist specialized in 16th- and 17th-century iconography and organology; as such, she has worked for the Museum of Musical Instruments in Brussels. She is a very active lecturer at symposia and music festivals, and is a published scholar.

Hannelore teaches the harp, continuo, improvisation and primary-source reading at the music schools of Tielt, Knokke and Woluwé (Brussels). She is often invited to give masterclasses in Belgium (Festival Van Vlaanderen) and abroad.

Hannelore was the first harpist on record to perform on the ice cap in the Antarctica and has a landing spot under her own name. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

“The Peabody Conservatory continues to expand its offerings in the historical performance of music before 1800. The early music program provides instruction and performance opportunities in medieval, renaissance, baroque, and early classical music. Students play on period instruments and develop vocal techniques compatible with early performance practices. Our accomplished faculty brings a wealth of performing and teaching experience to developing artists.

Graduates of Peabody’s early music program have gone on to win prizes at international competitions, earn Fulbright and Beebe scholarships, and graduate from European conservatories with high honors. Peabody graduates have performed with Apollo’s Fire, the Baltimore Consort, Hesperus, Les Arts Florissants, the New York Collegium, the Waverly Consort, the Folger Consort, the Washington Bach Consort, and Tempesta di Mare.”

“Larksong is a troupe of harmonious voices that loves the sound and performance of fine a cappella music.

We are available for hire for social events, festivals, or other get-togethers in the Baltimore/Annapolis (Maryland) area.

We have a wide repertoire of a cappella music from 16th to 20th century, sacred to secular, and love songs to holiday favorites. We will perform in Renaissance style clothing, Victorian era costumes or formal wear for your occasion.”

"Doulce Mémoire is synonymous, above all, with energy and team spirit, and with the delight of coming together with the common aim of taking a new look at the sacred and secular music of the Renaissance.

Doulce Mémoire is a close-knit group of instrumentalists and singers who appear regularly together at major international festivals – Innsbruck, Saintes, Bath, Ambronay and Boston, to name but a few – but also in more unusual settings, such as on the esplanade in front of the UGC cinema in the center of Paris, in a restaurant in Portugal, 4000 metres above sea level in the city of Quito in Ecuador, or on a barge (not ideal for stability!) on the lagoon at Tahiti.

Positively averse to boredom, Doulce Mémoire constantly creates new and original performances and takes up all sorts of interesting challenges, such as giving a show on a horse-drawn caravan on tour in 2000, sharing a concert with the great Uzbek singer Munnajat Yulchieva and training amateur choirs or young Indians in Bolivia.

Open to every form of art, Doulce Mémoire has worked with the musicians and dancers of the internationally recognized Han Tang Yuefu company of Taiwan, the Italian dancers of Il Ballarino, the British singers of the Cardinall’s Musick, and with Spanish dancers in an exciting show combining Renaissance music and flamenco.

The humdrum and the monotonous are shunned by Doulce Mémoire, which moves with ease from Renaissance cabaret (La Dive Bouteille) to mystical music fir Holy Week and from the Requiem for the Kings of France to commedia dell’arte in its latest show, Viva Venezia !.

Doulce Mémoire records for Naïve, K 617 and Zig Zag territories. Its recordings have received many awards and distinctions, including Diapason Record of the Year and maximum ratings from Le Monde de la Musique and Télérama." Visit website for more information. (ed.)

"Amherst Early Music is the largest and most comprehensive teaching music festival for historical performance in the world. Held at Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut, for two weeks in July, our diverse programs include Recorder, Viol, Voice, Baroque Strings, Harpsichord, Reeds, Brass, Lute, Harp and Historical Dance. International faculty and staff provide high quality instruction and concerts for early music at all levels. In addition, audition-only special programs such as the Amherst Baroque Academy and Virtuoso Recorder provide advanced training for the serious amateur and the pre-professional musician. Weekend workshops are provided year-round featuring the world's finest early music artists. " ...

“ Our publishing mission is to seek out and publish compositions by women composers which display the highest level of excellence and musical merit. Because works by women composers have been historically overlooked and undervalued, our hope is to make these gems more widely available for concert performance. Our publishing mission reaches to all centuries including the present day and extends to a wide range of musical forms and genres. ..“

" Frans Brüggen founded the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, 50 members from 23 countries, in 1981.

Three, four or sometimes even more times a year the Orchestra gathers for an international tour. The musicians, all specialists in eighteenth and early nineteenth century music, play on period instruments or on contemporary copies. It is their intention to try to achieve the most authentic as possible performances of the masterpieces of the late baroque and classical era.

Frans Brüggen's wide ranging repertoire with his Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century includes works by Purcell, Bach, Rameau, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Mendelssohn.

In its structure and size, the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century resembles the luxurious "Classical" orchestras of the period as we know them from London, Paris and Vienna. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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The purpose of this site is to provide the public with accurate, documented biographical information in an easy-to-consult format that will continually be updated as new elements come to light. It addition, it provides difficult to find information on modern editions of Vivaldi’s music, a bibliography, a tour map of Vivaldi’s Venice, and a listing of all recordings of Vivaldi’s music since 1999. Here you will be able to listen to much of Vivaldi’s music, see “backstage” films of recording sessions and listen to radio interviews which function as a guide to listening to Vivaldi’s music. Finally, a forum will allow the public to ask questions and exchange ideas. ..“

"Tatsuo Takahashi was born in 1952 in Tokyo. His grandfather was a master furniture artisan who lived through the Art Deco period in his youth, and his two uncles are also furniture artisans of the highest level.

In such an environment, Takahashi was able to develop woodworking skills and an intimacy with the spirit of wood from a young age. He took interest in the harpsichord as a 17 year-old high school student, and gradually began researching the instrument. He was only 20 years old when he finished building his first harpsichord, during his days as a student at the Musashi Institute of Technology. Since then, he has continued to build harpsichords and clavichords using his own unique methods. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

"Ronn graduated with honors from Shenandoah Conservatory and continued studies at Peabody Conservatory before turning his full attention and energy to the lute in 1978. The following year, Ronn performed his first solo recitals on the lute and became a member of the Baltimore Consort. Since that time, he has toured extensively throughout the United States, Canada and Europe with the Baltimore Consort and as a soloist.
Ronn was a faculty member of the Peabody Conservatory from 1984 to 1995, teaching lute and lute-related subjects. In 1996, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Music from Shenandoah Conservatory for his achievements in bringing the lute and its music to the world. Ronn has numerous recordings on the Dorian label including solo recordings, lute song recordings with Julianne Baird, soprano and Frederick Urrey, tenor, over ten CDs with the Baltimore Consort and ballad recordings with Custer LaRue and members of the Baltimore Consort.
Recently, Ronn has been engaged in composing new music for the lute, building on the tradition of the lutenist/composers of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This new music is the focus of his new solo CD, Indigo Road. "
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“Václav Luks (1970) fully developed his passion for early music while studying at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Switzerland, studying keyboard performance in the studios of
J.–A. Bötticher and J. B. Christensen. Among his activities there was the co-founding of the wind octet Amphion, and he played principal horn at the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin.
After returning to the Czech Republic, in 2005 he transformed the ensemble Collegium 1704 into a full-time baroque orchestra, and he founded Collegium Vocale 1704. He has earned renown in the world of early music not only as an outstanding player of orchestral and chamber music on the harpsichord and French horn, but also foremost as an exceptionally conductor gifted with unerring intuition and a feel for the interpretation of the works of such old masters as J. D. Zelenka, J. S. Bach and G. F. Händel.“

“Harmonia Sacra was founded in September 2002 and is comprises of the young singers and musicians of the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais under the musical direction of Yannick LEMAIRE. ..“ Visit website for more information. (ed.)

"Polyphony.com is a Web based concert listing of all early music and historically informed performances held within the greater New York City metropolitan area, including New York State, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

We define early music as all European influenced music, both vocal and instrumental, composed prior to 1900's and performed on original instruments or historically informed replicas.

Polyphony.com is dedicated to the advancement and promotion of historical performance by providing services and information that empowers performers and enhances the audience experience. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

“Instrument-Makers, concerts, folk dances and a unique atmosphere, the festival has become THE meeting place of traditional music in Europe.

A unique show of instrument makers which welcomes 130 instrument makers from the whole world presenting and selling their instruments: bagpipes, hurdy-gurdies, accordions, wind instrument, percussion and many more…

30 concerts and folk dances are proposed, providing an opportunity to hear the variety and the wealth of traditional music.

Some animations are proposed in the day : initiations folk dances, presentation of instruments, competition, , folk dances for children, Apérosol, meetings with the musicians …“

"TMT's mission is to bring the centuries-old art form of the masque alive for contemporary audiences. TMT presents multimedia performances combining elements of theatre, music, and dance from the Renaissance to today." Visit website for more information. (ed.)

"Nota Bene Period Orchestra was founded in 2001 by Daniel Zondervan, Michael Purves-Smith and Richard Cunningham. Their intention was to treat Waterloo Region music lovers to 17th- and 18th-century music as audiences experienced it at the time.

Playing on authentic or replica instruments, Nota Bene's professional musicians come as close as possible to recreating what Bach, Vivaldi and others from the early Baroque to the early Classical period intended us to have.

Nota Bene Baroque Orchestra was renamed to Nota Bene Baroque Players in the early Fall of 2011. The change was made so that the name clearly reflect the orchestra's identity as Kitchener-Waterloo’s professional Baroque group."

Note: “Nota Bene Period Orchestra” underwent a name change on September 10th, 2011 -- Admin

"hough officially founded in 1973, the publishing firm of Arnaldo Forni began its operations back in the early sixties. Ever since then, owing to the quantity and quality of its output, it has held a leading position in the facsimile reprinting market.

The basis of the firm's publishing activities was the long and wide experience of the antique books market of its founder, Arnaldo Forni. The main incentive to transfer this experience from the commercial sector to that of industrial production was the increasing scarcity of antique books in the post-War years, as well as a growing demand, which could never hope to be satisfied by the available supply of original editions. Hence the decision to reproduce the original texts in limited editions, to be sold slowly over the years. Those were also years in which people were rediscovering the pleasure of reading, and particularly of reading books about one's "roots". From the very start, therefore, many of the Forni reprints were historical volumes on the towns, cities and regions of Italy." See website for more information. (ed.)

"Spaenaur is recognized throughout North America as a leading wholesale distributor for industrial fasteners, hardware components and tools. Spaenaur operates out of a 115,000 sq. foot warehouse in Kitchener, o­ntario and has positioned itself as a master distributor serving Distribution, MRO and Production markets.

One of Spaenaur’s key strengths is its catalog. Spaenaur’s catalog consists of 1,784 pages that contain over 70,000 standard and hard-to-find products and is regarded as o­ne of the best fastener resource guides in the industry." ...

"Annette Bauer, a native of Germany, studied medieval and renaissance music at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel, Switzerland, specializing on recorder techniques with Conrad Steinmann (2001). She holds an MA in music from UC Santa Cruz (2004), and has been a student at the Ali Akbar College of Music in California since 1998, where she studies North Indian classical music on sarode, a stringed instrument. As a recorder player, Annette regularly performs with Baroque ensemble Les graces, Istanpitta medieval music ensemble, Farallon recorder consort, and has appeared at the Santa Cruz Baroque and the Carmel Bach Festivals, as well as with Texas Early Music Project, Chamber Music San Francisco, the Catacoustic Consort, and the California Bach Society. She has served on the recorder faculty for several of the San Francisco Early Music Society summer workshops, Amherst Early Music Festival, as well as for the Texas Fall Toot, and the San Francisco Orff Certification Course. Annette currently also teaches music at a K-8 school in Oakland, CA, and regularly conducts recorder workshops and classes in medieval notation in the San Francisco Bay Area. She plays Brazilian percussion with Maracatu Luta, and is the co-founder of Magic Carpet, a duo dedicated to the art of improvisation. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

“The Froville priory, built in 1080, is one of the first settlements the benedictine monks of Cluny established in Lorraine. Its steeple dominates a small village, home of 120 inhabitants, midway between Nancy and Epinal.

The romanesque nave, inherited from the 11th century, is lengthened by a gothic choir and a magnificent cloister dating from the 13th century and of which several windows are exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of New York.

The nave's ceiling of Carolingian origin has been restored exactly according to historical and acoustic tradition. Therefore, the Froville church provides a prestigious arena for the mightiest voices during the festival of sacred and baroque music.

The Association of the friends Frovilles cultural patrimony has shown great dedication for animation and promotion this prestigious site since 1997 through especially organisation the festival of sacred and baroque music and the priory's 3D reconstitution project.

"What you are listening now are a few compositions I've written over the course of 20 years. I make my living as a musician, playing mandolin in a duo called The Kombis and writing/producing for an original project with Michele Rene. If you want to check those out, they should be in my top 8. Meanwhile, my passion has always been classical music, mostly 17th-18th century music. I've written some books for Mel Bay, but only other people's music transposed for modern-day instrumentation. Lately, I've been back to writing some original compositions and wanted to post them up for others to hear. Maybe I can get them played in a movie or something. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

“Our mission is to promote and encourage the performance and appreciation of Early Music, principally but not exclusively in East Cork.

By the term "Early Music" we understand music composed before 1750, performed with instruments appropriate to the period. We aim to integrate the authentic style and spirit of an earlier time with performances which are vital and coherent in the present. Therefore, later music may be included and connections made to contemporary music, traditional music from various cultures, non-written-down forms of music, and other art forms such as dance, theatre, literature, visual art, film etc. In this way, we acknowledge 'Early Music' as a vital root of our present culture.

East Cork Early Music will work to nurture and support Irish and Irish-based musicians at every level, as well as attracting specialist performers from overseas. Our audiences should be both local and international. We will promote concerts of the highest quality and innovation. Together with concerts we will create an educational programme consisting of intensive masterclasses, lectures and school performances. Theses are aimed at a wide range of students: from primary school-children to college level and adults, both music students and non-specialists. We will encourage participation in masterclasses by those who are new to Early Music performance, as well as by those already specializing in it.“

“Here are some lutes for sale. I am posting this as a service, and I can not make any recommendations, as I have never seen these instruments nor met the sellers. They are listed with the most recent contributions on the top. Please reply to the sellers directly, and not to me. If you buy or sell one of these lutes, please notify me so I can take it off the list! If you are looking at instruments to buy be aware that people don't always tell me when they sell their instrument. ..“ Site maintained by Wayne Cripps.

"Johan Hofmann studied the harpsichord with Jacques Ogg and Siebe Henstra . His repertoire encloses works from the 16th, 17th, and 18th century as well as contemporary, although he specializes in music from the early and mid baroque period. His interpretations are grounded in thorough theoretical and organological knowledge and are at the same time renowned for their spontaneity and purity of style.
He gave concerts in Austria , Denmark , France , Germany , Italy , Scotland , Spain , The Tsjech Republic, The United States and Sweden . In the Netherlands he regularly plays with ensembles and orchestras like The Northern Consort, Cappella Groningen, the Brabants Kamerkoor, Ensemble Occhio di Falcone (with Judith van Wanroij, Susanne Braumann and Bert Honig), the Combattimento Consort and cappella Frisae. Johan Hofmann also performed with distinguished players like Michael Chance, the Egidius Quartet, Emma Kirkby, Paul Leenhouts, Xenia Meijer, Robert Muuse and Marc Pantus. ...

Johan Hofmann teaches an international harpsichord class at the Prins Claus Conservatoire in Groningen. At the same institute he teaches thoroughbass and chambermusic. At the Conservatorium van Amsterdam Johan Hofmann teaches harpsichord and thoroughbass as minor subjects, and lectures the course “Harmony in Performance Practice”. He is also regularly invited by the conservatories in Tilburg, Zwolle, Arnhem and Enschede and gives courses in the Netherlands as well as abroad. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Musical sources are manuscripts or printed music, w orks on music theory and libretti stored in libraries, archives, monasteries, schools and private collections.

The organization, founded in Paris in 1952, is the largest and the only global operation that registers w ritten musical sources.

RISM documents what exists and w here it is stored. On the one hand the musical traditions are protected through cataloging in a comprehensive encyclopedia and on the other made available to musicologists and musicians.

Archiving is thus not an end in itself, but leads to practical application.“

“Described as one of the discoveries of the 2001 early music festival in Regensburg, Germany, Musicians of the Old Post Road has been captivating audiences in the US and abroad with its exciting programming and virtuoso performances. As a chamber ensemble specializing in the period instrument performance of music from the Baroque, Classical, and early Romantic periods, the ensemble specializes in offering a dynamic and diverse repertory that includes rediscovered works that have been lost to audiences for centuries.“

"The Baroque Trumpet Shop is owned by Baroque Trumpet specialist Barry Bauguess. Offering the highest quality instruments, cases, mutes, mouthpieces, Baroque trumpet music and books, as well as impeccable service, we are the first shop in the U.S. to cater exclusively to Early Brass players. We offer Baroque trumpets, sackbuts, modern trumpets, cases, and accessories from the world's finest makers including Egger, Naumann, Tomes, Münkwitz, Brass Bags, ProTec, Marcus Bonna Cases, Holmgren Mutes, & Schilke. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

"Les Voix Baroques is a professional chamber ensemble dedicated to historically informed performances and recordings of unexplored 17th and 18th century repertoire for voices and instruments. Founded in 1999, the group has a regular concert series of baroque vocal and instrumental programs. The ensemble regularly invites both young singers and world-renowned guest artists and singers to perform with them. Les Voix Baroques has been the ensemble in residence at Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal since January 1999. In January 2004 Les Voix Baroques was awarded the 2004 Cannes International Classical Award for their 2003 release Elegeia, produced by Analekta. In March 2004 the group, fronted by Canadian soprano Shannon Mercer, participated in Prarie Debut that saw them perform in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Les Voix Baroques has toured in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, has performed at The Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, The Ponticello Music Series, the West Brome Concert Series, CBC McGill, CBC o­nStage, and Le Festival de l’Art Vocal" ...

"I am a swedish composer and I´m living in Tyresö, which is about 20 km southeast of Stockholm, Sweden.

I compose in different early music styles (before 1800). In 2003 I established an assemblage of music in different ancient styles, all composed by contemporary composers. I´ve named it Scharffeneck Collection Of Contemporary Early Music, after the area where I´m working as a church music director, Skarpnäck. Scharffeneck is the 17th century spelling of the name Skarpnäck. The collection includes music of 22 composers from different parts of the world, and at the moment there is some 800 works registred. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

“The Bach Competition in Leipzig is one of the world's major competitions for young performers. He was first issued in 1950, carried out from 1964 to 1996 in the four-year cycle with five compartments and is since 1996 every two years instead of three in varying subjects. ..“ (Google Translate)

"The Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute is led by some of the world's finest musicians in the field of baroque performance. The Institute is held at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto. The comprehensive training program includes orchestra and choir rehearsals, masterclasses, opera scene study for singers, chamber ensembles, private lessons, lectures and workshops, and concerts by both participants and faculty. We invite advanced students, pre-professional and professional musicians to apply. "

"Timesyle is an association of craftpeople and academics dedicated to producing an accurate view of the past. Informed by academic research and the examination of artefacts in museums and private collections, the following craftspeople are Timestyle associates;

“Les Sacqueboutiers, an ensemble based in Toulouse, playing on early brass instruments. Les Sacqueboutiers have been in existence for just over a quarter of a century, during which time they have built up a reputation as one of the finest early music ensembles on the international scene.

Regarded by specialists and the public alike as a reference in the interpretation of seventeenth-century instrumental music, particularly that of Italy and Germany, the ensemble has reaped the highest awards for its recordings.

When they decided to form Les Sacqueboutiers in 1974, Jean-Pierre Canihac and Jean-Pierre Mathieu were among the first to embark on the adventurous rediscovery of early instruments. The quality if their work soon attracted attention, and they took part in the groundbreaking recording of Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine, conducted by Michel Corboz. Since then, they have performed music ranging from the Renaissance to Mozart, with many prestigious ensembles including Les Arts Florissants (William Christie), La Chapelle Royale (Philippe Herreweghe), A Sei Voci (Bernard Fabre-Garrus), Elyma (Gabriel Garrido), La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy (Jean-Claude Malgoire), and the Clément Janequin Ensemble (Dominique Visse). ..“

"Chatham Baroque, western Pennsylvania's only professional baroque ensemble playing on period instruments, excites audiences with dazzling technique and artful interpretation. In recent years the trio has taken its performances and educational programs to Montreal, Mexico City, the British Virgin Islands, California, Texas, Ohio, Maryland, Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina, Alabama and Washington, DC. " See website for more information. (ed.)

"I began studying piano with my mother at age three on the Niagara Peninsula (Canada). I later studied violin with Artur Garami and keyboard with Eric Dowling. My childhood inspiration was a series of articles about Vladimir Horowitz in Etude Magazine.

By the age of sixteen I was an Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Toronto. I was introduced to the harpsichord and Fenton House by Thurston Dart in London England, to gamba making by Juliet Beamont of Cambridge, and to the baroque violin by Alice Harnoncourt.

For a variety of reasons, I took time out from a music career to raise five wonderful children: a minister, a teacher, a scientist, a guitar maker and a writer. When they were grown up, I cashed in my pension and returned to my music.

Originally, I planned to record all copyright-free works for the harpsichord in General MIDI format for free distribution on the Internet. If you enjoy the trip, who cares if you get there! But, something happened on the way - the trip got nasty.

“Arion Baroque Orchestra, founded in 1981, is the only early music orchestra performing on period instruments in Québec and one of the most renowned early music ensembles in North America. Led by the enlightened artistic vision of flutist Claire Guimond, the orchestra offers a prestigious concert series in Montréal featuring more than twenty musicians and with the participation of internationally known guest conductors. The clarity and freshness of Arion’s interpretations have been remarked through the concert tours in Japan, United States, Europe and Mexico. Arion has also put together an impressive recording collection with 26 titles both as an ensemble and as an orchestra, distributed internationally and on the web.”

"The Trigonale is now entering its sixth year, and is thus in comparison with other festivals a young enterprise. Nevertheless, since its inauguration, the Trigonale has noticeably made a difference to the Carinthian music scene. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

“Duquesne University Press, founded in 1927, has a long and rich tradition of scholarly publishing in a variety of subject areas. Over the years, Duquesne’s editorial program has included award-winning titles in literary studies, philosophy, psychology, and religious studies; its early entry into fields such as existentialism and phenomenology long ago cemented its reputation for books that shape and influence serious thought.

In the early 1970s, The American Scholar commented on “the series of high level books on philosophy which Duquesne University Press has issued,” and America magazine wrote: “Duquesne has concentrated on making a contribution in restricted areas. . . . The overall achievement of this relatively small operation has been extraordinary. . . .”

More recently, the Sixteenth Century Journal declared, “For several decades now, Duquesne University Press has been one of our best sources of solid, substantial work in English Renaissance studies. . . .” And the editors of the Ben Jonson Journal have singled out our publications for their overarching high quality, commenting on titles that are “handsome in the ways we have come to expect of books produced by Duquesne University Press,” but noting their “real value [which]lies in impressive content and intelligent design.”

As we continue through our ninth decade in academic publishing, Duquesne University Press titles continue this tradition, representing a continuing commitment to scholarship, innovation, and the sharing of valuable ideas.”

“Formed in 1998 by its artistic director Laurence Brisset, the De Caelis Ensemble specialises in the performance of unaccompanied vocal works of the Middle Ages. The Ensemble’s passion for this little-known repertoire has resulted in a body of work that is based upon knowledge of original sources, of systems of notation and of the context of the works concerned. The quality of De Caelis’ original and lively performances is recognised not only by specialists but also by audiences in general.”

"Jean-Luc Boudreau has been making recorders since 1980, after having studied science and music! His main interest is the development of instruments inspired by early recorders found in various collections. These handmade recorders are classified into two families, baroque and renaissance, and allow all repertoire written for the recorder to be explored.

Two years ago we added a line of "whistles", diatonic instruments to play folk repertoire. And there's more to come...

As well, the workshop does a lot of research into manufacturing methods using the latest technology, and offers its expertise for specific projects related to the manufacture of wind instruments. " See website for more information. (ed.)

“Ana Paula Segurola Pita started her harpsichord studies with Eduardo Gilardoni (scholarship of the Mercedes Olivera Foundation, 1990-91), and has since then attended master-classes with renowned harpsichordists like Jacques Ogg, José Luis González Uriol, Mario Videla, Edmundo Hora, Alessandro Santoro and Françoise Lengellé among others, and with musicologists like Bruno Turner and Kelley Harness.

She studied with Edmundo Hora at the State University of Campinas and with professor Ilton Wjuniski and his assistant Maria Eugênia Sacco at the Magda Tagliaferro Foundation in São Paulo.

Former piano student of Raquel Boldorini, she took lessons with Eliane Richepin (Annecy, France, 1997), and attended master-classes with foreign pianists performing in Montevideo, between 1991 and 2000.

At present, she studies Organ as a disciple of Cristina García Banegas at the University in Uruguay. ..”

"Formed in 1991 and led by László Borsódy, Sonatores Pannoniæ Brass Ensemble plays 16th-17th century festive music on replicas of the musical instruments of that era. With the members having found a common voice both as musicians and friends, Sonatores is dedicated to play early music with an authentic feel that offers their audience the experience of a true journey in time as opposed to that of visiting a museum or a dusty archives of sheet music.

Sonatores Pannoniæ is the only historical brass ensemble in Hungary and is one of the few such groups in Europe. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

" NewOlde.com has arisen from a personal housekeeping project. To improve the accessibility of early music resources, I decided to organize interesting material in web format for my personal intranet. As the pages began to take shape, I realized that others might find them helpful and posted the results to date on the Internet.

The main point of the website is to provide fast access to important information resources. Most of the originality is in the organization and compilation, although, as time permits, I will add additional reviews and comments on recordings, books, music, instruments and performances.

Since this is a personal website gone public, it strongly reflects personal tastes and interests and does not purport to be comprehensive. My own principal interests are historic stagings of early opera, historically-inspired (or restored antique) keyboard instruments, historic pitch and temperaments, and recordings of little-known works that deserve to be better known.

If you have a website and would like to deep link to some specific place on a page of NewOlde.com, please let me know and I will be happy to add a bookmark for your convenience.

"After training as a pianist and organist, Emmanuelle Haïm studied the harpsichord with Kenneth Gilbert and graduated from the Paris Conservatoire (CNSM) with several premiers prix. Her love for the human voice led her to concentrate after that on conducting vocal music, first of all at the Versailles Centre for Baroque Music (CMBV), then at the Paris Conservatoire. She was soon invited to accompany many distinguished singers in recital, and she developed a regular activity as a continuo player as well. ...

In 2000 Emmanuelle Haïm gathered together a group of accomplished singers and instrumentalists who shared not only a great musical experience, but also a common temperament and a stylistic approach that is both expressive and natural. Thus she formed her own Baroque music ensemble, Le Concert d’Astrée. And within three years she had taken it from success to success, appearing at venues from Paris to New York, as well as at festivals in France and abroad. " See website for more information. (ed.)

"Mixed chamber choir Cantio antiqua Praha was establish in the end of 80's by ex-members of student choir Cantus semper vivus, which was run by Grammar school Budejovicka in Prague 4 and which was conducted by Mrs. Vera Jankovicova. In the present structure Cantio antiqua Praha performs from cca 1999.

Cantio antiqua Praha is mainly concentrate on renaissance and early baroque polyphonic music. The repertoire is build from up to octovoiced secular and sacred vocal works from Italian, French, British, German and Spanish composers. The independent part of our repertoire are Christmas songs, which represent character of this music in Bohemia and Moravia from beginning of 15th century until works of early baroque composers.

Cantio antiqua Praha's chamber cast (four sopranos, one mezzo-soprano, three altos, one tenor and one bass) enables to approach to period interpretative practise, when every voice went about perhaps only one singer or instrumentalist. Cantio antiqua Praha occasionally collaborate with instrumentalists who play recorders, lutes, guitars, stringed instruments or harpsichords. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

"The Boston Early Music Festival (BEMF) is universally recognized as a leader in the field of early music. Since its founding in 1980 by leading practitioners of early music performance in the United States and abroad, BEMF has promoted early music through biennial Festivals featuring newly revived baroque operatic masterpieces, concerts by the world’s leading soloists and ensembles, scholarly symposia, performance masterclasses, and fringe concerts by emerging artists. Through its programs, BEMF has earned its place as the nation’s premier presenting organization for conservators and performers of music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods and has secured Boston’s reputation as “America’s early music capital” (Richard Dyer, Boston Globe.)"

“A very dynamic company, which in a very short time has become an important point of reference for organizers and artists alike in the field of classical music. Studiomusica is responsible for the promotion and management of concert activities of the musicians represented, overseeing every aspect linked to the production of concerts and events, from artistic to logistic- administrative. Over time, Studiomusica has diversified and strengthened its fields of action and today, in addition to managing the activities of its own artists - around 250 - it develops and coordinates special projects and recordings, offers business advising and takes care of the press agency and advertising planning for artists, festivals, exhibitions, theaters, event organizers, and conventions. Studiomusica also deals with the production of shows and concerts throughout all of Italy.

Studiomusica collaborates frequently with some of the foremost international companies and with important agencies and musical institutions in the planning and promoting of projects. For a long while now Studiomusica has had an established relationship with California Music Productions, Inc., a company based in Los Angeles that handles promotion of Italian artists in North America. ..“

"This site and its affiliates make available the research, editions and transcriptions of a number of musicologists and performers around the world. We invite submissions for inclusion from anyone interested in the field, encourage discussion of issues concerning the genre as well as any related issues.

We specialise in publishing works which are difficult to find or have not been reproduced in modern editions. All of our editions are based upon the original manuscripts or period printings and editorial changes are clearly marked so that performers are able to make informed choices in preparing the works. Most of the music in the catalogue has never before been available in modern editions or recordings - we invite you to enter the world of this great vocal music.

Cantata Web editions are high quality but incredibly low-priced, presented with informative prefaces and translations where appropriate/available. All Cantata Web editions are printed on heavy (100gsm) paper, comb-bound for easier reading and protected by card and plastic covers. Continuo lines are not realised due to the importance of interpretation for each individual. All editions are provided with a single copy of the score and all instrumental parts. Parts are generally single-sheet except for collections where parts are similarly bound. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

"Folkers & Powell make professional-quality baroque flutes and other historical transverse flutes closely modeled on excellent original designs from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries.

We believe that music, instruments, and playing styles are all interconnected, so that music has the best effect when realized with sympathy, using instruments and performance conventions current when it was created.

For this reason we make every effort to capture the unique qualities of tone and intonation in the original instruments we copy. Since our partnership began in 1984 our flutes have earned a worldwide reputation for uncompromising accuracy and faithfulness of spirit. Our customers range all the way from beginners on the baroque flute to the world's leading exponents.

Research on contemporary music and playing styles also plays a large part in our work. We have built a separate educational site at flutehistory.com to give information on historical matters not directly related to the flutes we make.

If you are new to the world of historical flutes, begin at our start page. If you would like help staying in touch with the latest ideas and research, we suggest you subscribe to the quarterly newsletter TRAVERSO. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Australia's first Baroque Music Festival is coming to Perth from 18th - 21st September 2009. A celebration of the music of Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and other greats of the Baroque era.

Go for Baroque - it's the New Music of the 21st Century!

Why an Australian Baroque Music Festival?

Baroque music, composed between 1600 and 1750, is the New Music of the 21st Century. Over the last 40 or so years, music scholars, performers and audiences have been discovering just how vibrant, elegant and relevant to our lives this music is.”

"Opera Atelier holds a unique place in the North America theatre community, producing opera, ballet and drama from the 17th and 18th centuries. These productions draw upon the aesthetics and ideals of the period, featuring soloists of international acclaim, period ballet, original instruments, elaborate stage décor, exquisite costumes and an imaginative energy that sets Opera Atelier apart. Opera Atelier is not in the business of “reconstruction”, rather each production is original providing a thrilling theatrical experience for modern audiences." See the website for more information.

"With local roots and a passionate interest for the city's own musical history, and yet with its ears, eyes, and hears open to the rest of the world, the members of Elbipolis stand prepared to partake upon musical adventures. The young ensemble, the core of which is made up of musicians from Bremen, Hamburg, and Berlin, has achieved a great deal in a short period of time. Invitations to the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the Leipzig Bach Festival, the Music Festival at Potsdam Sanssouci, the Rheingau Music Festival, as well as an exclusive appearance at the Yellow Lounge in Berlin (a club operated by Universal Music,) are just some of the milestones of the orchestra's history. In 2005 the ensemble received an invitation by DeutschlandRadio to give a performance together with the star recorder player Maurice Steger at the Cloister Neuzelle in Brandenburg. In 2007 NDR (North German Radio) in Hamburg dedicated an entire wekend for the ensemble to explore the theme of Orpheus in music, and in November of 2007 the orchestra gave its successful debut at the Kölner Philharmonie. The North German musicians have made themselves noticed again and again through their refreshing combination of high caliber technique and unconventional appearances.

The ensemble's debut CD 'Don Quichotte in Hamburg', recorded on the Raumklang label in 2005 and featuring music of Telemann, Mattheson, and Conti, ws met with great public enthusiasm. The next recording is planned for the beginning of 2008.

The driving philosophy and motto behind the ensemble has been borrowed from Georg Philipp Telemann, who once wrote: 'Will and industry can break even the deepest paths, and a keen sense of daring will always win over what appears impossible. Do mountains immdediately appear before you? Take them on with zeal, and regard difficulties as dwarves against the giant within yourself.' " Visite website for more information. (ed.)

"In the fall of 1997, a group of Atlanta musicians met to organize the first permanent period instrument orchestra in the Southeast--the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra. The ABO gave its premiere concert in January 1998, and since then the ABO has grown to be one of the best orchestras of its type in North America ... " See website for more information. (ed.)

"Medieval music ensemble "Universalia in Re" was founded in 2001 with a view to revive a medieval attitude to music as an internal experience capable to change a man. This aim determinates unusual instrumental stuff of the ensemble as well as its repertoire (mostly European music of XIII-XIV centuries).

Together with careful study of musical treatises and analysis of medieval European manuscripts, which keep traces of a unique minstrel culture, the ensemble pays a significant attention to living verbal professional musical traditions of Central Asia and Middle East

The ensemble members participated in workshops of leading medieval music teachers and musicians. The ensemble made concerts in Russia,Ukraine, Switzerland, Estonia, Poland and took part in international early music festivals in Lviv (Lviv Early Music Festival, Ukraine, 2002), Tartu (VI Tartu Early Music Festival, Tartu, Estonia, 2003) and Nizhniy Novgorod (Russia, International Machaut Festival, 2004, EARLYMUSIC, 2005). " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

"Since 1964, the Montreal Recorder Society (MRS), a non-profit organization, has been providing amateur musicians of all ages the opportunity to play music together under the leadership of professional musicians. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

"Since 1991, the Academy Concert Series has been presenting chamber music programmes of excellent artistic quality and entertainment value, using period instruments and historically informed performance styles. Using this very original approach helps our audiences appreciate the music as composers intended it to sound. And the moment you hear it, played by some of Canada’s finest musicians, you feel that you are a part of a unique musical act.

We present music that engages you in the creative listening process, something we think everyone can enjoy. And at the Academy Concert Series, everyone can. Our concerts are one of the best musical values in the city (Toronto, CA)

Located in the heart of vibrant Danforth Avenue, we present our concerts in the historic Eastminster United Church where outstanding acoustics contribute to a pure joy of music experience. Join us for our new season and discover for yourself what’s so special about the Academy Concert Series. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

“In the year 1963, to celebrate the 600th anniversary of Tyrolean apartenage to Austria, the Innsbruck musician Prof. Otto Ulf (1907 - 1993) presented the first Ambras Castle Concert, and every August since 1976 Innsbruck with its Festwochen has been a mecca for Early Music fans. Famous conductors such as René Jacobs, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, John Eliot Gardiner and Alan Curtis have performed here, opera stars such as Jennifer Larmore and the counter-tenor Derek Lee Ragin have enthralled audiences, musicians such as Jordi Savall and Sigiswald Kuijken have given spellbinding concerts in Innsbruck.”

"Celebrating 29 years in business. Our customers say that we have the best catalog in the business. We Specialize in Muzzle loading guns, kits, parts, accoutrements, rendezvous gear & primitive Americana." Of particular, their inventory of period screws and nails may be of interest to some. (ed.)

"Gruppo Seicento early music ensemble was established in 2002 by the effort of musicians dedicated for a long time to the early music in the will to face the baroque repertoire, with a special interest in Seventeen century Italian music, using original instruments or copies, studying the original sources of this period and performing on historical tunings.

The Gruppo Seicento has played in several early music concert seasons and festivals in Italy, Spain, United Kingdom and South America obtaining unanimous approval from the public and the critic. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

"Ibrahim (Ibi) Aziz was born in Malaysia and began music lessons when he was eight. In 1999 he went to Trinity College of Music London to study the viola da gamba under Alison Crum. During his studies he was also privately taught by Sarah Cunningham, and attended various master classes in the UK and Europe given by Jordi Savall and Wieland Kuijken. He is the recipient of many awards and prizes: while at Trinity he became the first winner of their Early Music Prize, and was the first person in the college’s history to win its prestigious Gold Medal on a period instrument over all other mainstream instrumentalists. Mr Aziz now divides his time performing and teaching. He plays with a number of period groups and ensembles in the UK and abroad, most notably Sestina Consort, Charivari Agreable and The Maresienne Consort, with whom he has recorded for Signum Classics. He is a member of the internationally acclaimed Rose Consort Consort of Viols. As a young player he recently helped found ‘Chelys’, a young professional viol consort based in the UK. Mr Aziz is the viol tutor at Morley College, London, and regularly teaches at The Dartington International Summer School, The Benslow Early Music Courses, The Ascot (and Irish) Early Music Courses, among others. Recent engagements include appearances in concerts at the City of London Festival, The York Early Music Festival, Italy, Ireland and on BBC Radio 3's In Tune with Sean Rafferty. Forthcoming events include performances in Switzerland, at the Brighton Festival, Greenwich International Early Music Festival, The Snape Maltings concert hall in Aldeburgh, and a broadcast on the Early Music Show on BBC Radio 3 with The Rose Consort of Viols. Mr. Aziz plays a seven-string bass viola da gamba by Jane Julier after Nicholas Bertrand, and a treble viola da gamba by Kazuya Sato. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

“Inspired by the meeting of Martine Fleith, Isabelle Sainte-marie, Rachel Mathis and Alan Cowderoy during the “Journées de la Flûte Traversière de Stuttgart” in 2005, the creation of the ensemble stems from the common desire to rediscover the original structure of the consort of Renaissance flutes. ..“

Early Music supply house -- large number of titles for recorder, strings and guitar, vocal music, very large number of chamber works for various combinations of instruments, manuscripts etc. See website for more information. (ed.)

"For over twenty years the Georgian Concert Society has brought musicians specialising in the field of Early Music to Edinburgh. The GCS is dedicated to the promotion of the highest standard performance of historically-informed playing on period instruments and in period settings. The GCS has built up an audience base of over 600 people who attend at least one concert per season, and a core audience of over 100 subscribers. It regularly attracts capacity audiences at St Cecilia’s Hall, drawn mostly from the Central Belt, but with some subscribers travelling from as far away as Aberdeen, Newcastle and Dumfries.

St Cecilia’s Hall, Scotland’s oldest concert hall and home to the internationally-famous Russell Collection of Early Keyboard Instruments, provides an appropriate setting for many GCS concerts. The opportunity to use an instrument from the Collection uniquely suited to the repertoire being played is relished by the artists and their audiences alike. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Carey Beebe is probably the most traveled and best known Australian harpsichord maker. After a music degree and three performance diplomas he became more interested in harpsichord construction, and trained at the prominent American workshop of D. Jacques Way. In 1982 he was made the youngest ever International Agent for Zuckermann Harpsichords Inc, but since 1999 has been working exclusively with Marc Ducornet and THE PARIS WORKSHOP.

"Home to the famous Jean de Boizard organ (1714) the Saint-Michel abbey has welcomed for the last several years, the most sought after artists of ancient music. The music coproduced by radio France MUSIQUE with the choreographic collection called TEMPERAMENTS, confirms the baroque destiny of the abbey in harmony with the site. The ancient and baroque music festival The festival has its roots in the restoration of the prestigious historical organ (1714) of the abbey church and the artistic activity that followed as a result since1984. The festival was started in 1987 with the important decision by Radio France and the Conseil General of the Aisne departement : Every Whit Monday the train of FRANCE MUSIQUE radio would, for a whole day of music, take several hundred Parisian music lovers to attend two concerts transmitted live on radio. " See website for more information. (ed.)

The lute song, particularly the English lute song is the passion of those involved with this website. Composers from Dowland to Rossiter and Campion wrote songs for solo voice accompanied by the lute which have become immortal.

Join our quest to make this art form more accessible and to encourage discussion and debate on matters pertaining to the lute song. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

"BUBL uses the Dewey Decimal Classification system as the primary organisation structure for its catalogue of Internet resources.
The Dewey Decimal Classification is (c) 1996-2005 OCLC Online Computer Library Center. Used with permission. "

"Laura Vaughan is gaining a reputation as Australia’s most exciting viola da gamba and lirone player of the rising generation and has had a distinguished list of teachers including Wieland Kuijken, Philippe Pierlot, Miriam Morris and Anneke Pols. Following her return to Australia from studies at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague in 2004, she has established a busy schedule of teaching and performing from her base in Melbourne and performs a wide range of solo and chamber repertoire across Australia, Europe and the United States. Passionate about the sound world of the viol, Laura is committed to bringing this exquisite repertoire to audiences around the world." Visit website for more information. (ed.)

"Over a 25-year history, the Exultate Chamber Singers have garnered praise from all quarters for sensitive, precise and seamless performances. The choir was established in 1981, when conductor John Tuttle brought together a group of graduating university students who wanted to continue performing choral music at a high standard. The choir is enriched not only by the excellent musicianship of its members but also by their varied academic and professional backgrounds. Together, they form a passionate, committed ensemble with a wide-ranging repertoire." ...

" ... In 1986 an offer to share a workshop with an antique restorer friend started me thinking about using some of my enthusiasm and interest in wood to real benefit. I restored musical instruments for a time - but I soon decided I wanted to actually make something.

I was fascinated by boxes, and still am. Isn't everyone? ... boxes contain things and, more importantly, HIDE things from view. Human nature being what it is one naturally wants to know what is inside a closed box - so a natural reflex is to open it, and if it's locked you really want to open it. What is it that is being so carefully protected, or hidden - what can it be that justifies this special treatment, particularly if it is an elaborate and valuable box.

I wanted to create these 'precious' and fascinating items -the 'jewellery' of the cabinet makers art - and this also suited the logistics of being in a small, shared workshop surrounded by chests of drawers, tables, chairs and partner's desks. Actually I had made my first box around the time I moved into the workshop [click here] and this was so well received that I decided to phase out the musical instrument work to concentrate on the box making. Things just took off from there and I have been making boxes ever since. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

"Born in Melbourne, Australia, Rosemary Hodgson has lived and worked abroad, performing in Britain, Portugal, Sweden, Germany and Venezuela.

Since her return to Australia in 2000, Rosemary has been in constant demand. Her recent engagements include Richard Mill's opera Batavia with the Western Australian Symphony Orchestra, Monteverdi Vespers in the Melbourne Early Music Festival, Monteverdi Madrigals with e21, Backgammon Baroque Tasmanian tour, Bach St John's Passion with the Australian Baroque Ensemble, Vivaldi Vespers with The Choir of Newman College and guest soloist in the Palestrina Project's Victoria Requiem.

As a freelance musician, Rosemary balances accompanying, solo and continuo performances and teaching. She has appeared frequently on ABC television and radio, Channel Seven and 3MBS and is featured on La Compania's CD Music of the Spanish Renaissance (Move). Her debut solo recording, rosa, was released in March 2004. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

"Deborah Booth plays Renaissance, Baroque, and modern flutes and recorders. Her training in flute performance was taken at Cincinnati Conservatory, the University of Kentucky, the Mannes School of Music - Historical Performance Program, and she has studied with Marion Verbruggen, Sandra Miller, Thomas Nyfenger, and other noted teachers in Amsterdam and New York. Ms. Booth played in several orchestras, including the Louisville Orchestra and the North Carolina Symphony. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

"The National Early Music Association of the UK has existed since 1981 to bring together all concerned with early music and to forge links with other early music organisations in the UK and around the world. Nema also acts to represent musicians in the early music field to outside bodies, when required." NOTE: This entry will lead you to NEMA's "Links" page. (ed.)

" ... The serpent was invented in 1590 by a Frenchman, Edme Guillaume, making it one of the oldest instruments currently in use today. Conceived as the bass member of the cornett family (the group of instruments - including the cornett, bass horn, serpent and ophicleide - that preceded today's modern keyed brass instruments), the serpent immediately found a home accompanying the plainsong of the Church. It became popularized in England in the eighteenth century where in addition to being used in church services, it became the bass of the military wind band.

The serpent has a tone quality unlike any instrument in the modern orchestra. When played loudly, its powerful sound carries easily and with authority; quietly, it blends well with bassoons and voices. But with only six open holes and no keys, the serpent lives up its name in more than just its appearance - it is as treacherous as its namesake from the Garden of Eden. While numerous fingering charts for the serpent have been published, no printed matter can disguise the fact that playing the serpent is an inexact science at best, relying on the steady lip of the performer to get a firm grip on the intonation of any given note. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Early Music Vancouver has gained international acclaim as one of the foremost organisations in North America devoted to the performance and study of music from the Middle Ages through the late Romantic era.
Through its winter & summer concert series featuring both local and international talent, through its extensive range of summer courses & workshops as part of the Vancouver Early Music Programme & Festival, and through its many other activities and innovative programming, Early Music Vancouver has been an important force in the development and growth of early music. ...

“Gustav Leonhardt (born 30 May 1928, 's-Graveland) is a highly acclaimed Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor. Leonhardt has been a leader in the movement to perform music on period instruments. The keyboard instruments on which he has performed and recorded include the harpsichord, pipe organ, claviorganum (a combination of a harpsichord and an organ), clavichord, and fortepiano. .. “

"The event aims to return with scientific methodology - philological and through concerts, conferences and recordings vocal technique known as the "Cantar lontano". The objective of this project is to shed light over the years on this important aspect of seventeenth-century practice voice not yet studied, both as to its origin, to be placed in Pesaro in 1612 and its development in the Marche in Italy and abroad all its forms and characteristics. ... " (Google translation) Visit website for more information. (ed.)

“This course is meant especially for professional musicians, music teachers, students and all music-makers who wish to widen their experience. Chamber music, Orchestra, lectures and concerts in the wonderful hall of the baroque castle of Zell/Pram.“ Visit website for more information. (ed.)

"Early Music Fredericton is an organization which strives to bring live professional and amateur performances of classical, renaissance and baroque music to the audiences of New Brunswick." Visit website for more information. (ed.)

"Since 1992 the Early Music Forum of Scotland has been bringing together players, singers, dancers, makers and listeners from all over Scotland. It runs and sponsors courses and playing days for its members, run by leading professionals.

EMFS members receive an annual membership list, with details of each member's interests, and lists of names classified by activities. This is a useful way of making contact with other people of similar interests. In addition, the membership secretary and other members of the committee are always delighted to help members make useful contacts.

EMFS members receive a regular newsletter with details of early music events in Scotland, participatory events elsewhere, regular reviews of early music CDs and occasional articles.

Each year EMFS organises a Museum Weekend, two days of continuous music-making by early music groups from all over Scotland. Most often held in the National Museum of Scotland, but also on occasion in the Burrell Collection in Glasgow, it gives the general public a chance to sample a wide variety of early music and gives the players a chance to meet fellow enthusiasts.

EMFS is also part of the network of Early Music Fora which covers the whole of the British Isles. Members of EMFS can participate in the activities of the other Fora and advertise in their Newsletters, normally at reduced rates. " See website for more information. (ed.)

"A discussion group for lovers of harpsichord, clavicytherium, clavicordo, spinet, virginal, muselaar, lautenwerk, tiorbino, claviorgano. The group also wants to become a site of reference for anyone who is approached for the first time these facilities or people who want to know more. In this regard, it will seek to have all internal site files and links of interest to the investigation and added for this purpose, by members, photos, documents, scores, sites and reviews of concerts. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

“Having initially studied classical guitar at Napier University, Gordon Ferries went on to study at the RSAMD where he specialised in lute and early guitar music. He has now established himself as one of the UK's leading exponents of the baroque guitar. Gordon has worked for both television and radio: arranging and performing music for Radio 4; featuring on 'Scotland's Music' with Concerto Caledonia, and for BBC 2 television. He has performed in venues and festivals across the UK both as a soloist and in ensemble and has appeared with The Scottish Ensemble, The Scottish Early Music Consort and the Edinburgh Quartet, amongst others. Gordon directs his own group, Symphonie des Plaisir.

Gordon has been awarded two grants from the Scottish Arts Council towards study at the Bibliotheque Nationale de Paris, reasearching the baroque guitar; the fruits of which appear on his recordings. He lectures in lute and guitar at Napier University in Edinburgh, and is involved in teaching young people in many musical styles.“

"The Early Opera Company is a vibrant, young professional ensemble. Founded in 1994 the company made its debut with a production of Handel's Agrippina at Mannes College New York, with a London debut of Handel's Serse in 1996. ... " See the website for more information.